Lessons in Long Term Survival from AL Amyloidosis

Patients with AL amyloidosis often encounter physicians who regard the disease as a death sentence. This opinion has historical basis in fact; only 5% of patients diagnosed prior to 1987 survived for ten years (Kyle et al, 1999). The research by Muchtar et al. (2019), published in this issue of the journal, illustrates why this nihilism is outdated and mistaken. Dr Muchtar et al detail the characteristics and treatment patterns of the 186 AL...